I haven’t used Max 6 for any standalones yet, so I couldn’t say if that was the issue. My only advice would be to experiment with how much you take out and try and keep in mind what everything applies to, ensuring that you only take out what you really need to take out.

I’ve carved down apps to around 20MB before, I’m not sure how light you can get them.

Additionally, I’m on OS X too, I’m not sure how different things are on Windows.